Southtown: Don’t mess with success
Southtown Shopping Center owner Kraus-Anderson Realty opposes a rezoning proposal that the company says will make future development impractical and diminish property values.
View ArticleNarrowing the focus at former Ford plant
St. Paul's preliminary master plan--schedulted for late 2015--will include a base framework for zoning on the site that will likely follow principles used for the city’s traditional mixed-use districts.
View ArticleRyan to build Minnesota Autism Center expansion
Demand for services from the Minnesota Autism Center in Eagan has grown so much that the nonprofit is looking to add a second building near the new Twin Cities Premium Outlets.
View ArticleDunn County residents seek more say in landfill sites
About 150 residents attended a zoning board meeting and demanded county officials reinstate an old zoning rule that said landfills can’t be approved without the OK of 60 percent of landowners.
View ArticleGuest column: The trouble with nonconforming property
Landowners may find it difficult to sell nonconforming property following a zoning change and the value of property tends to be less after it becomes nonconforming.
View ArticleMinneapolis names Steve Poor director of development services
Steve Poor has worked for the city since 1989, holding a variety of positions in zoning administration and planning.
View ArticleRezoning deal pending for Southtown
The city of Bloomington has rezoned all of the properties in its Penn-American District, a 160-acre area south of Interstate 494, to encourage higher density transit-oriented development.
View ArticleRochester reviews vetting process for projects
The city council will revisit the missions of each of the dozen or so boards it appoints, then focus on ways to better prepare the volunteers that fill them.
View ArticleBattle over large egg-laying operation going before judge
PARKER, S.D. — A dispute over a large egg-laying operation planned near Parker in southeastern South Dakota goes before a judge in Turner County this week. Sioux Falls-based Sonstegard Foods plans to...
View ArticleSt. Michael sees demand for ‘rural residential’ lots
In a sign that big houses on large lots are still in demand, the city of St. Michael is mulling a new land use category that would allow new homes on big swaths of land not currently served by...
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